Marvel and DC Comics will soon lose their joint trademark for the term “Superhero.” According to Reuters, the US Trademark Office canceled several of Marvel and DC Comics’ set of “Super ...

Marvel and DC have jointly held the trademark for the word "superhero" since 1980, but no longer. The United States Patent ...

Speaking of, if you are still playing catch up on the various superhero universes, you'll need our guides on how to watch the Marvel movies in order and the DC movies in order. I'm the Senior ...

it is that superhero movies are, in many ways, the dominant film-going attraction. The anticipation for upcoming Marvel movies as well as upcoming DC movies may be higher than ever, considering ...

DC Comics and Marvel Comics registered a joint trademark of the word “superhero” in 1977, and it was eventually approved in 1979. Since then they have ...

If you've ever read a Marvel or DC press release, chances are you've seen the companies refer to characters like Spider-Man and Batman as "Super Heroes." "Super Hero" has, in fact, become the norm ...

It's been said that superpowers aren't required to be a superhero. Now, a trademark challenge brought on behalf of a children's book author means that permission from Marvel or DC Comics is no ...

And in 1977, Marvel and DC were jointly declared the trademark owners, and Ben Cooper surrendered the trademark for SUPER HEROES to them as well. There is an apocryphal version of this story from ...

"By establishing SUPER HEROES' place in the public domain, we safeguard it as a symbol of heroism available to all storytellers," Adler said. Rivals Marvel and DC jointly own four federal ...

Ben Cooper was a costume manufacturer that manufactured and sold superhero costumes for Halloween, including costumes for Marvel and DC Comics characters. Later, in 1972, action figure ...

In its cancellation petition, RJLF charted the history of the superhero trademarks and showed how Marvel and DC used the marks to stifle competition and oust small and independent comic creators.